Southern Pralines

People in the know pronounce this "praw-leens". A deliciously flavored candy from the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Cooking time approximate.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 24 pieces

Ingredients

• 3  cups brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup  cream or 1  cup evaporated milk
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup pecans (halved or chopped)

Directions

1. Cook sugar, butter and cream together to 237F on a candy thermometer or to soft ball stage.
2. Add cinnamon and nuts; beat until nearly cold.
3. Drop from the dip of the spoon onto buttered platter, marble slab or onto waxed paper.